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Vicksburg Besieged

Vicksburg Besieged( )
Editor: Woodworth, Steven E.
Grear, Charles D.
Contribution by: Bledsoe, Andrew S.
Gaines, John J.
Hershock, Martin J.
Holloway, Richard H.
Solonick, Justin S.
Stabler, Scott L.
Steplyk, Jonathan M.
Series title:Civil War Campaigns in the West Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8093-3783-5
Publication Date:Jun 2020
Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $29.50
Book Description:

Offers a detailed analysis of the end of the Vicksburg Campaign and the forty-day siege. Ranging in scope from military to social history, contributors examine the role of Grant's staff, contributions of African American troops to the Union Army of the Tennessee, both sides' use of sharpshooters, the use of West Point siege theory, and more.

Book Details
Pages:200
Detailed Subjects: History / United States / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.928 x 8.931 x 0.624 Inches
Book Weight:0.88 Pounds
Author Biography
(Editor)
Steven E. Woodworth was born on January 28, 1961. He received a B.A. in history from Southern Illinois University in 1982 and a Ph.D. from Rice University in 1987. He is a professor of history at Texas Christian University and an expert on the Civil War. He has written a number of books on the topic including Jefferson Davis and His Generals: The Failure of Confederate Command in the West, While God Is Marching On: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers, Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee 1861-1865, Manifest Destinies: Westward Expansion and the Civil War, and This Great Struggle: America's Civil War.

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